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Discover Boscabel in Australia

Boscabel in the region of Western Australia with its 218 habitants is a town located in Australia - some 1,823 mi or ( 2933 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital .

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Local time in Boscabel is now 11:26 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Perth " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: and Perth. When in this area, you might want to check out Perth . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Boscabel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Boscabel, Western Australia

Boscabel is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located not far from Kojonup. The town was gazetted in 1913, following a suggestion to do so by the local progress association in 1912. It is believed that the town is named after Boscobel House in Shropshire.

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Located at -33.67 117.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Great Southern (Western Australia)

Marribank

Marribank, also known as Carrolup, was the site of one of two large camps for Indigenous Australians established by the office of the Protector of Aborigines of the Western Australian State Government. It was established not far from the Western Australian town of Katanning, after complaints by white farmers and settlers about the Aboriginal fringe dwellers living north of the town, who were attending school to the south.

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Located at -33.65 117.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: History of Indigenous Australians, History of Western Australia, Stolen Generations institutions

Kojonup, Western Australia

Kojonup is a town located 256 km south-east of Perth, Western Australia along Albany Highway. The name Kojonup is believed to refer to the "Kodja" or stone axe made by Indigenous Australians from the local stone. The first European in the area was surveyor Alfred Hillman who arrived in 1837 and had been guided to "Kojonup Spring" by the local Aboriginals.

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Located at -33.84 117.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Australian Aboriginal placenames, Grain receival points of Western Australia, Great Southern (Western Australia), Towns in Western Australia

Shire of Kojonup

The Shire of Kojonup is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 250 kilometres southeast of the state capital, Perth, along Albany Highway. The Shire covers an area of 2,932 square kilometres and its seat of government is the town of Kojonup.

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Located at -33.84 117.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1871 establishments in Australia, Great Southern (Western Australia), Local Government Areas of Western Australia

Muradup, Western Australia

Muradup is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia located between Kojonup and Boyup Brook. The town is situated along the Balgarup River. Settlers had appeared in the area in the 1850s but it was not until 1899 that land was set aside for a townsite. The Shire of Kojonup requested for lots to be surveyed in 1905, this was carried out in 1906 and the town was gazetted in 1907 as Muradupp. More land was opened for selection in the area in 1909.

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Located at -33.85 116.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Great Southern (Western Australia)